St Bernards Mixed N.S.
Abbeylara, Co. Longford · N39 K773 · Roll number 15122V
St Bernards Mixed N.S. is one of 4 primary schools in or within 3 km of Granard. Every school in and around Granard →
What stands out about St Bernards Mixed N.S.
- A small primary school: 29 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−3%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- The smallest of the 4 primary schools around Granard.
- 10 girls and 19 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Granard’s outline, 2.7 km away; listed with Granard, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Bernards Mixed N.S. had 29 pupils in 2025/26, down from 34 in 2015/16 (−15%). Girls are 34% of them. Its largest roll was 35, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for St Bernards Mixed N.S.
Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.
What the Department of Education does publish for St Bernards Mixed N.S. is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.
Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.
Inspection reports on St Bernards Mixed N.S.
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
Getting a place at St Bernards Mixed N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Bernards Mixed N.S. directly. Children can start once they are four and must be in school by six; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.
A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: St Bernards Mixed N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−3%). All the schools around Granard together changed by +21%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 4 have more pupils than St Bernards Mixed N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −3%; 2 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernards Mixed N.S. | 29 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Killasonna Mixed N.S. | 41 | −18% | Catholic | English | 2.8 km | |
| The Sacred Heart Primary NS | 250 | +32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.2 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 45 | −33% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| Naomh Muire N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.9 km |
| S.N. Naomh Fiontan | 29 | −44% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.9 km |
| Naomh Padraig N.S. | 57 | +19% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km |
The other 33 primary schools in Co. Longford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomh Guasachta N.S. | 44 | −14% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| St Columbas Mxd N.S. | 56 | +47% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 352 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| St. John's National School, | 19 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| Samhthann N.S. | 145 | −3% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 155 | +37% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 52 | +86% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 306 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Saint Mels | 180 | −19% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Patricks | 63 | −28% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. an Leana Mor | 69 | +53% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| St Patricks N.S. Longford | 108 | −24% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Marys Mixed N.S. | 215 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| S.N. Cnoc an Mharcaigh | 289 | +2% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Emer's National School | 215 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Scoil Naomh Micheal | 224 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| St Josephs Convent | 527 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| St. Johns National School | 67 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Gaelscoil an Longfoirt | 112 | −30% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 24 km |
| Colehill Mixed N.S. | 96 | −19% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire N.S. | 317 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Tashinny N.S. | 23 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| Stonepark N.S. | 239 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Naomh Dominic N.S. | 109 | −35% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Forgney N.S. | 23 | – | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Naomh Earnain N.S. | 29 | +21% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 94 | −3% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Matthews Mixed N.S. | 373 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Cloontagh Mixed N.S. | 14 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Lanesborough Primary School | 88 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 69 | −15% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 64 | −35% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Fermoyle Mixed N.S. | 112 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
Living in Granard
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N39 Eircode area
Housing in Granard →The median sale price rose from €170,000 in 2023 to €200,000 in 2025 (+18%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the N39 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Longford
Cost of living in Granard →New tenancies in Co. Longford averaged €1,120 a month in 2025, against €1,004 in 2024 (+12%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Granard, N39 K773
Primary schools near St Bernards Mixed N.S.
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Bernards Mixed N.S.
Is St Bernards Mixed N.S. a good school?
We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.
How many pupils does St Bernards Mixed N.S. have?
29 pupils in 2025/26. That is −3% since 2019/20.
Does St Bernards Mixed N.S. teach through Irish?
No: St Bernards Mixed N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Bernards Mixed N.S.?
St Bernards Mixed N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise.
How do pupils get a place at St Bernards Mixed N.S.?
Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Which schools of the same kind are near St Bernards Mixed N.S.?
The nearest are Killasonna Mixed N.S. (2.8 km), The Sacred Heart Primary NS (3.2 km) and Scoil Mhuire (3.9 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Granard; nothing here rates the school.
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).